Chipped/Flaking Paint, Aluminum Style...

[Airframes]

I know the area you need to paint dan. Muller's method would work fine also. If you are using enamel paint, and you want to do the 'pull off' method, I's say leave the cammo paint to dry for about 45 to 60 minutes. You can pull-off with tape, or apply masking fluid before painting the cammo colour. In thsi case, let the paint dry for 60 minutes plus, then pick-off the spots of fluid. Overall, Wayne's method is probably the best, but with masking fluid, you'll be able to make better 'shapes' on such a relatively large area. Whatever method used for 'pull-off', it works as the matt cammo paint is being applied to, then removed from, a paint-metalized surface. Muller's method is also very good, and works well but, in this case, as the area is fairly large, and smooth contoured, I think the 'pull-off' will be better.
Forgot to add; probably better not to coat in Future first, in order to get the benefit of the 'metal' rejecting the enamel paint. Make sure though that the 'metal' paint has dried for at least 12 hours, in order to ensure it is fully hardened.

[Wayne Little]

Sounds good Terry....

Dan you may have missed my point about small portions of contact....you simply repeat to enlarge the area so you have a bit of control over the process and the size of the area you want to expose.

[lesofprimus]

Thanks for the advice fellas.....

Too late on the Future tho.... Its done.... Infact, the canopy weathering iss just about completed.... At first, it didnt go so well, the camo wasnt seperating worth a damn from the aluminum....

Then I started being more forceful in the pull the tape off department... That worked better.... Its still not completed, but I will post some pics of it before I gloss coat it....

Question.... What the best way to get off the stubborn small patches of camo from the future coated alum skin??? I keep on tapin it and it wont come off??? Im scared to use a damp thinner dipped rag or brush.... Just touch up with a brush and some alum paint????

[Airframes]

Hmm! Bit of a problem that one Dan. Paint seems to stick like Ess Aitch One Tee to a blanket when it goes onto Future, hence why I suggested not 'Futuring' yet. I've done what I'm about to suggest once, and got away with it, so you can give it a try on an 'unimportant' bit first, if there is one!
Take a cotton bud (Q tip?), and just touch it onto some thinners. Press the cotton bud onto tissue, in order to get rid of most of the thinners, leaving the tip only just damp. Then, very carefully, and LIGHTLY, go over the area you want to remove, gently moving the cotton bud in a circular motion, as if using a drill to ream, or widen a small hole. Then, using a clean, dry cotton bud, go over the same area, again lightly, but with a little more pressure. This should remove, or start to remove the paint. When the area is totally dry, carefully wipe off any residue, or grains of paint that might have built up, ensuring that it is all removed. Next, wipe over with a damp soft cloth, something like a cotton handerkerchief. Hopefully, the worst that will happen is that the Future in the immediate vicinty will be slightly damaged. However, this can be re-coated if desired and, once the whole lot is gloss coated, then the final semi-matt finishing coat applied, it should look uniform. I'd suggest you try it on a VERY SMALL area first, just to see, and to practice.
Hope this helps!
PS; if the 'metal' area of the canopy is actually a transparent part, it should work OK, as 'clear' parts will wick-away the paint easier than 'solid' plastic. BUT, make sure you mask the clear parts, if not already masked, just in case of slippage!!

[lesofprimus]

Terry, check out my Gruppe Buiild thread, you'll see the afteraffects of this threads advice.... Im lockin this one up now....